Germany, Imperial. A 3rd Guards Infantry Division Commemorative Campaign Plaque Auction on loop for suspension from

on loop for suspension from a period ribbon

in grey thread

36 mm (w) x 38

8th May 1882

awarding the Merit Cross of the Order of the German Eagle

Germany, Imperial. A 3rd Guards Infantry Division Commemorative Campaign Plaque Auction on loop for suspension from(Gedenktafel fr den Feldzug der 3. Garde Infanterie Division). Constructed of toned magnetic iron, the obverse bearing a central raised depiction of a medical knight clad in a Stahlhelm and wielding a sword against a cityscape, situated behind a German national eagle at the helm of a handcar, flanked by a lion and wolf rampant, and surrounded by the names of notable campaigns and engagements for the 3rd Guards Infantry Division on both the Eastern and